One for the money! Two for the dough! Three to get deadly! Four to.... oh who cares... Im almost done!

One more final to go. I had two today. I did really well on my Medical Terminology final. I got 604 out of 620. Not 100 percent, but it was 97 and I can totally live with that. I just hope I did as well on all my other ones. I can not wait for this week to be over. I am so ready to just be able to sleep in and not have to worry about anything for a couple hours.

I am so so so excited for my brothers and their families to come down for Christmas. I can't wait to see them. I feel like such a horrible aunt cause I only get to see my niece and nephew every once in a while. They have to re learn who I am every time I see them. But when I do, I just wanna huggle with them and not let go. Kids really are so very special. (Yes, that just came from me, who has never planned on ever having children.)

Halfway there!

Well, I am about halfway through my finals for the week. I have one tomorrow, one Thursday, and one Friday. I really hate that all my tests are drug out over a week. I wish that I could just take them all in one day and be done with it. ha ha.

For Christmas this year, my family drew names for gift giving. I got my little brother, whom I love dearly. We are supposed to make a gift instead of buying one, since we are all a bit strapped for money. I am having the hardest time deciding what to make for him. With Christmas fast approaching, I really need to get that figured out. Maybe after this week I will be able to think about it a bit more.

1.5 down, 4 to go!

The crazy rush of the end of the semester is upon all of us who are in school. I have made it half way through my 370 question medical terminology exam. I also just submitted my final 19th century slide test with short essays. Although that does take a bit of a load off, I still have miles to go before I sleep. On the list for this next week is: Criminal Justice final, Sociology final, Business final, and also a final project for my Art History class. Just when you think your making headway, you look at the rest of the list. Ha ha... Oh well, it will be over before I know it, or at least that is what I keep telling myself. I wish everyone out there studying for finals, good luck. Just remember, this to shall pass. ;)

Melancholy

So, so, so ready for this week to be over... and its only Wednesday. I don't understand why, for someone who hates, and tries to avoid drama if at all possible... it seems to find me on a regular basis. I wish, in a lot of ways, that people would just grow up.

I have been feeling lately, like its time for a change. Things are constantly changing in my world anyway, but I have found that if I sit to long in one place (that is my analogy for living in one place for to long) then I start to get restless. I don't know if it is because I am not happy where I am, or what... but Im feeling that way now. I really don't know what to do because part of me wants to just pick up and go, and the rational part of me says, no... you need to stay and finish this year in school. Im sure I will end up staying here because, lets be honest here... I really have no way to pick up and leave at the moment, but the feeling is still plaguing me and I can't seem to shake it. I am sure I will figure things out, I usually do. Sometimes it takes me longer than others to do so... but at least I get it after a while.

Maybe I will find a reason that I am supposed to be here for a while longer... or maybe I just need to get a higher dosage of Prozac to get me through the next few months. Hmmmm... decisions, decisions.

Last week of classes! Ah, the jubilation!

YAY for the last week of classes! I can not wait for this week to be over... of course that means next week is finals week... but that also means we are closer to Christmas, and in return closer to New Years! I am finally excited about the holiday season. If any of you read my holiday posts from last year you know that I am not usually a fan of Christmas time. What changed my mind this year you may ask? Why a man of course. What else would make a girl so crazy happy, besides winning the lottery? I have had the most wonderful man come into my life in the last 5 weeks. He makes me so happy. I honestly didn't think I would ever really feel this happy again, specially after the failed marriage and what not. I have found it is possible. I will be going to see him for New Years. He lives about 450 miles away from me. I haven't quite gotten to counting down the days, hours, and min... but Im sure that will come in a week or so. ;)

Update for summer/fall of 2010

Alright, I decided that I should probably write something. Im gonna kinda start over with this whole blog thing. Just a bit of an update since the whole, leaving my husband incident. I decided to enroll back in school. Once again I am a big ol college student. I have been taking 15 credits this semester and enjoying all of my classes (for the most part). I am taking, Criminal Justice, 19th Century Art History, Sociology, Business, and Medical Terminology. My Medical Terminology class is probably the only one I have been really wondering why I decided to take it, but with only about 3 weeks left in the semester, I will have made it through.

I am working, and am in line for a promotion at work, which is a good thing cause any extra money is very much welcome at this point. I am contemplating relocating again, at the end of this school year. I know, Im always moving. What can I say, I haven't found a place where Im most happy yet.

Since I wrote, we have added 2 new family members. My brother and his wife had another baby. He is a cute little guy named Peyton. He is such a good baby and has the cutest little smile. My younger brother got married in October, so I now have another sister in law. She is a cute girl and my brother loves her, which makes me happy.

I am really trying to focus on progression and making my life better, and being more positive. This year has really brought some challenges, but I would like to think its making me a better person in the long run. Well, I will be better about writing, and I need to seriously update my pictures... More to come later.

Taking the Bull by the Horns!

Well, It really has been a long time since I posted anything. Needless to say my life has been turned upside down since February and I have pretty much been to hell and back if I may say so myself. I ended up getting married to that super charming attractive man on Feb. 24. 2010. It was a small wedding with just my family and that is ok. I liked it that way.
We were living up at Zion National Park because both of us worked there and things were a little awkward. Our living arrangements were less than cool for a newly married couple. I suggested that we look for other housing and he didn't really like that idea. He got really rude about it and we started fighting and in the midst of all of this I found out that the charming man I fell in love with and married was no more than a drunk, controlling, and extremely abusive (physically, mentally and verbally) person.
I tried to make things work out because I didn't want to be a failure in a marriage after only a little more than a month. Things were getting so crazy that we ended up leaving the area and moving to Las Vegas. We had no money and basically lived in the streets for over a month. During this time I got a whole new look at the person I married. I decided that I deserved much better than that even though deep down I still love him and probably always will, it just was not worth getting beat up on regular basis.
A little over a month ago I got the nerve up and left him. I had tried to leave him before but it always ended up not going the way I had planned and I usually ended up with bruises or a fat lip.
Anyway, I am trying to get my life back on track and am feeling much better about life. Its amazing what can happen in such a short period of time. I just want to say thank you to all my family and friends who have a been a great support for me through all of this. I love you all dearly. Wish me luck. I'm taking the bull by the horns and moving on.

Me... Engaged?

Wow... January of 2010 was quite the month if I may say so myself. Lots of things changed in a very VERY short period of time. The biggest change was that I started seeing someone. I had known him previously for a few months anyway. He came into the store I work at with a friend who liked me and he decided he liked me to. He was quite persistant in asking me out and I got a bit freaked out. I actually ended up telling him to stop talking to me cause it was getting a bit stalker-esque. He gave me some space for about 3 weeks... and then tried again. He had backed off enough that it didn't freak me out and I decided to give in and go to the movie with him like he asked. After that we hung out multiple times the following week and by the end of the week we were dating. Not only am I, yes me... actually dating a real live grown man... I went from being this very independent woman who never had any plans in my life to get married... to being engaged in a bit over a month. Yes, engaged. He has asked me to marry him. There is no date set yet, so there isnt much to report in that area but I think this whopper is quite enough for now. Wish me luck... this is a completely different ball game for me.

Resolution Time!

I feel a little bad about not writing for New Years, but... oh well, such is life. I figured I may as well try to redeem myself by at least writing something related to what we all do during the month of January... that would be, setting and attempting to carry out our New Years resolutions. I think that the majority of the world, or at least the United States has had the resolution of losing weight at least once in their lifetime. Well, I am among that majority sadly enough. I just wanted to post on my blog, so that its out there publicly that I am participating in the Body For Life Challenge this year. This is the year that I WILL finally get my health under control. Now I expect you all to help hold me to it. I am really debating on posting my pictures on here but I am not so sure I am quite that brave yet. I may just wait and do it when I have after pictures to compare the before pictures too... that way they won't be quite so hideous. Anyway, that is one of the main things that I am going to be working on this year. I do wish you all luck with the goals that you have set. There is joy to be found in striving to better yourself and your situation.